Since July 2020, Scrabble Victoria has provided its members with online options when it comes to playing Scrabble; originally set up to assist members through the restrictions on in person events due to COVID-19, online options are now an established part of our offering.

What we use for play

Our events are run using licensed apps - for untimed and "sit and go" matches, we use the Scrabble Go app (available on phones and tablets). The app is free to use and can be played in two modes (Modern and Classic). A monthly in-app fee can be paid to remove ads from the app, which will assist when used for the events we run. There are two types of game play we use - "sit and go" and those completed in one sitting, eg as used in our "Saturday Online" events. In May 2022, we started using the PlayScrabble website (playscrabble.com) which is an officially licensed platform developed by the same organization as Scrabble Go.

Sit and Go

Sit and Go matches, as the name suggests, are designed for people who play on the go; there is no urgency to play your move. A game may take several days. As long as games are completed within the allocated time (usually two weeks), that is what is required. Fortnightly round robin events are run through a Facebook group that has been set up for our members (Victorian Online Scrabble League).

Saturday Online and Tablet events

Saturday Online events run once a month (usually on Saturday afternoons) and have been set up to match the face-to-face experience as much as possible. Each afternoon event consists of five games and usually commences around 1pm with games completed by around 5.30pm at the latest. These events are run using the Scrabble Go app. Tablet events started in May 2022, with the inaugural one held in Doncaster. These events are run to a similar format as our Saturday Online events and will use either Scrabble Go or PlayScrabble. Both styles of events allow players to have their own official online rating, from a system set up by Barry Harridge. Rules for these events are found here.

How to get on board

The news about what is coming up and what has happened can be seen on the Victorian Online Scrabble League (VOSL) , a private group on Facebook. Entry to these events are free for Scrabble Victoria members, and available to non-members at a cost of $20pa. If you are interested in taking part, contact Nick Ivanovski via email at nicksfbemail@gmail.com

Scrabble Victoria Online Records

Official online records from our rated events can be found at this link.

2024

Current Saturday Online Event Days

~~January 20, 2024~~
~~February 10, 2024~~
~~March 2, 2024~~
~~April 20, 2024~~
May 11, 2024
June 15, 2024 (Vic Online Open Day 1)
June 22, 2024 (Vic Online Open Day 2)
July 6, 2024
July 20, 2024
August 31, 2024
September 21, 2024
October 5, 2024
November 2, 2024
November 30, 2024
December 21, 2024

LATEST EVENT RESULTS

          
	Results and ratings: 20.04.2024 Saturday Online 200424
following mz020324 on 20240302
A

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    3   -59 Dianne Davis         E1499   +0 1499
  2    2    +5 Gwen Lampre          E1356   -5 1351
  3    2  -104 Nick Ivanovski       E1494  -19 1475
  4    2  -147 Khwanjai Thammaping  E1204  +10 1214

       4 games
  1    3  +267 Norma Fisher         E1491  +13 1504
  2    2   +38 Carol Johnsen        E1364   +2 1366

High game: Norma Fisher 534 
High word: Khwanjai Thammaping JAZZING 145 


B

       5 games
       W     M                       Old  Chg  New
  1    5  +543&Jayanthi Viswanathan(1157)    (1200)
  2    4  +154 Lynne Goodinson      E1053  +16 1069
  3    3  +231 Paula Messer         E1155   -8 1147
  4    3  +210 Angie Winkler        E 981   +5  986
  5    3    -1 Glenys Dettmann      E 965  +21  986
  6    1  -332 Marisa Nuccitelli    E 536  +10  546
  7    1  -479 Lynne Jarvis         E1067  -32 1035
  8    0  -326 Ann Goodwin          E 864  -42  822

High game: Jayanthi Viswanathan 555 


Jayanthi Viswanathan is still provisional (45 games)

Scrabble Victoria Online Ratings

CURRENT ONLINE RATINGS

Latest Event:		Saturday Online, 20 April 2024

Players appear on our official ratings list if they are current Scrabble Victoria members (or equivalent State Association) and have played an online event within the last 12 months.

Players who do not meet these criteria, and have played our online events previously, still have ratings maintained but will appear on this list once they play another online event and their membership is current.

First time participants in our online events will either get a provisional rating (if they have never played any officially rated events previously) or, if they have played an in-person event previously, will have an initial online rating derived from their in-person official rating.

CURRENT OFFICIAL ONLINE RATINGS

Rank	State	Player	Rating
1	QLD	Karen Richards	1560
2	VIC	Norma Fisher	1504
3	VIC	Dianne Davis	1499
4	VIC	Nick Ivanovski	1475
5	VIC	Omduth Matoo	1411
6	VIC	Chris Scholten	1403
7	VIC	Oscar Ivanovski	1378
8	VIC	Carol Johnsen	1366
9	VIC	Gwen Lampre	1351
10	SA	Angie Pearse	1280
11	VIC	Jessica Richards	1249
12	VIC	Khwanjai Thammaping	1214
13	VIC	Jayanthi Viswanathan	1200
14	VIC	Emms Villaceran	1171
15	VIC	Paula Messer	1147
16	VIC	Lynne Goodinson	1069
17	VIC	Bill Doherty	1064
18	TAS	Lynne Jarvis	1035
19	VIC	Angie Winkler	986
19	VIC	Glenys Dettmann	986
21	VIC	Annette Casey	951
22	VIC	Luke Breen	894
23	VIC	Denise Heathcote	873
24	VIC	Ann Goodwin	822
25	VIC	Helen Scholten	760
26	VIC	Tania Millen	651
27	VIC	Marisa Nuccitelli	546